Midwest Reliability Organization
Richard Burt has extensive work experience in the field of electrical engineering and power system reliability. Richard worked as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Midwest Reliability Organization from August 2018 to the present. Prior to that, they served as the Vice President of Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and Standards from April 2015 to August 2018, and as a Principal Risk Assessment and Mitigation Engineer from February 2012 to April 2015.
Before joining Midwest Reliability Organization, Richard worked at Minnkota Power Cooperative for a significant portion of their career. Starting in December 1998, they held the position of EMS and Compliance Manager, where they managed the Energy Management System and NERC compliance departments. During this time, they gained experience in various engineering roles including system planning, power quality studies, load forecasting, telecommunications, cybersecurity, network system administration, and control systems engineering.
Richard also worked as an Instructor of Electrical Engineering at the University of North Dakota from August 2004 to May 2005, and as an Applications Engineer at Lattice Semiconductor from January 2001 to January 2002.
Richard began their career as a Process Controls Intern at J.R. Simplot Company from 1996 to 1998.
Richard Burt received their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of North Dakota, which they attended from 1994 to 1998. In 2019, they also completed an Energy Executive Course at the University of Idaho.
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Midwest Reliability Organization
Welcome to Midwest Reliability Organization! Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) is dedicated to achieving its vision of a highly reliable and secure North American bulk power system. The MRO region spans the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and all or parts of the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The region is comprised of more than 200 organizations that are involved in the production and delivery of electricity, including municipal utilities, cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, transmission system operators, federal power marketing agencies, Canadian Crown Corporations, and independent power producers. MRO's primary responsibilities are to: ensure compliance with mandatory Reliability Standards by entities who own, operate, or use the interconnected, international BPS; conduct assessments of the grid's ability to meet electricity demand in the region; and analyze regional system events. Additionally, MRO creates an open forum for stakeholder experts in the region to discuss important topics related to addressing risk and improving reliable operations of the power grid.